touchnovel Chapter 68 Murder in a Locked Room
Chapter 68 Murder in a Locked Room
"As for this Deputy Hall Master Chen... he has an iron will and pure blood and energy, and is a rare talent. I will leave him to him."
Yan Liang glanced at Chen Ying, then at Li Tianren's strange look, and vaguely understood something.
Li Tianren smiled faintly and casually took out the booklet.
"This is the Blood and Bone Forging Technique, which can refine blood and qi, and temper the tendons and bones of the hands and arms. It is most suitable for those who practice claw techniques and palm techniques."
"Master Yan has now reached the threshold of strengthening bones. With this secret method as guidance, he can truly begin the process of bone tempering."
Yan Liang's eyes immediately lit up with surprise and greed, and he hurriedly took the booklet with both hands.
Although he broke through, he only reached the threshold of tempering his bones and muscles in terms of blood and qi. He did not know how to temper his bones and muscles.
With this secret method, he can truly step into the Bone Strengthening Realm!
"Thank you, Young Master Xie!"
"It's still early before midnight, so why don't you go and settle Miss Qin in first, Master Yan?" Li Tianren said casually.
Yan Liang understood that Li Tianren wanted to "have" Chen Ying all to himself, so he said no more. A sinister smile flashed across his face as he grabbed Qin Hongyu and strode out of the room.
The door closed, isolating the outside world.
The candlelight in the room seemed to dim slightly, and the atmosphere became increasingly eerie and quiet.
Li Tianren slowly stood up, walked to Chen Ying, squatted down, and gently lifted Chen Ying's chin with his finger.
"Master Chen, I've missed you terribly since we last met." Li Tianren's voice was gentle, like a lover's whisper.
As he spoke, his other hand swept across and released Chen Ying's speech acupoint.
"Pah! You shameless scum! If you have the guts, kill me! Stop with your hypocritical act, it's disgusting!"
As soon as Chen Ying was free, he started cursing, his spittle almost splashing onto Li Tianren's face.
Li Tianren was not offended. Instead, he gently wiped away the blood seeping from the corner of Chen Ying's mouth, then put his fingertip to his nose and took a light sniff as if intoxicated.
"No..." He shook his head, his eyes becoming increasingly deep and eerie. "Master Chen has misunderstood. How could I, the young master, bear to kill 'my own people'?"
Your body is filled with pure and refined blood and energy, and your organs are brimming with vitality... these are all excellent tonics.
"Soon, you will become a part of me...and together we will ascend to a higher realm. Isn't that...an unparalleled honor?"
He leaned close to Chen Ying's ear, his voice seductive.
Chen Ying's pupils shrank sharply. Although he didn't understand what Li Tianren was going to do, the malice and evil in Li Tianren's words made his hair stand on end and fear surge in his heart.
He wanted to resist, but his blood and qi could not circulate, and he could only watch helplessly as the other person's strange face drew closer and closer.
......
Deep within the Bloodblade Hall, in a dark, secret room.
The secret room was small, containing only a stone bed and some simple furnishings.
Yan Liang threw Qin Hongyu to the ground.
Qin Hongyu groaned several times from the fall, struggling to sit up, but was powerless because her qi and blood were blocked.
If Yan Liang didn't see it, he walked to the side, took out a dark red pill that smelled of fishy sweetness, and swallowed it.
As soon as the pill entered his stomach, an abnormal flush appeared on his face, his blood and qi fluctuations increased significantly, and the blood vessels in his eyes became denser, revealing a violent aura.
Then, he turned around and walked step by step toward Qin Hongyu, who was curled up on the ground, his face showing undisguised gloom and a sinister smile.
"You little slut, you were my son Beifeng's wife. Now that my son is dead, how dare you live? Don't you think...it's incredibly unfair?"
Yan Liang walked up to Qin Hongyu, looking down at her condescendingly: "Does Qin Lie think that breaking through to the half-step Strong Bone Realm will protect you?"
"What my son couldn't experience, I, his father, will experience today!"
Qin Hongyu closed her eyes in despair, tears streaming down her face.
She was not afraid of death, but the humiliation she felt at that moment and the fate she was about to face made her feel utterly hopeless.
Her father was taken away by the bandit army, and she fell into their clutches; no one could save her...
Bang!
Suddenly, a loud bang was heard, and the door to the secret chamber was violently blown open inward!
Yan Liang was startled and reacted extremely quickly. His hand, which was reaching for Qin Hongyu, instantly turned into a block to protect his face, while he retreated rapidly.
Almost at the same time!
call out--
A single, cold star pierced through the broken darkness outside the door.
The sound of something cutting through the air was sharp and piercing, aimed straight at Yan Liang's throat.
Yan Liang roared angrily and swung out his right claw, his blood surging.
clang!
The metal clashed! Sparks flew!
The cold star was blasted away by his claw, embedded several inches deep into the wall.
"Who dares to trespass into my Blood Blade Hall, you scoundrel!"
Yan Liang was both shocked and furious. His gaze swept like lightning towards the dark corner by the door, while his left hand transformed into a claw, poised to strike at any moment.
However, outside the door it was dark and silent, as if the earth-shattering blow just now was just an illusion.
A sense of foreboding suddenly rose in Yan Liang's heart!
The fact that the opponent could silently infiltrate the depths of the Blood Blade Hall and immediately disappear after a failed attack shows that they are definitely a master.
He dared not be careless. His blood and qi surged throughout his body, and he released the aura of a half-step Strong Bone Realm cultivator. A faint dark red light appeared on his claws.
call out--
A second cold glint burst forth from the shadows on the left side of the secret chamber.
The blade flashed like lightning, tearing through the air, and struck Yan Liang squarely.
Yan Liang's pupils contracted slightly, and he shifted his footing as he hastily dodged.
The blade grazed his robes, the sharp blade energy tearing a hole in the fabric.
Bang!
The blade flashed behind them, and the hard stone table shattered with a crash, sending shards of stone flying everywhere.
The wind blew the oil lamp in the room, causing the flame to flicker wildly and uncertainly.
A dark figure emerged from the shadows.
The newcomer was dressed in night clothes, his face covered with a veil, revealing only a pair of deep, dark eyes.
Yan Liang felt a chill run down his spine. This man's swordsmanship was incredibly fierce and domineering. If it hadn't been for his breakthrough, he would have been injured by those two attacks just now!
"How dare you! Breaking into my Bloodblade Hall at night, aren't you afraid of not returning alive?!" he shouted in a deep voice, his words probing.
At the same time, he secretly adjusted his breathing. The hasty burst of qi and blood to block and dodge just now had caused his already unstable realm to fluctuate somewhat.
Jiang Qi gripped a long, narrow, cold blade, its edge pointing diagonally at the ground, his eyes locked on Yan Liang, like a hunter eyeing its prey.
The "Wind Chasing Step" was activated suddenly, and the figure turned into a blurry afterimage, instantly closing the distance.
The cold blade in his hand hummed and trembled, its power suddenly rising to its peak.
The Ninth Form of the Wind-Breaking Blade - The Wind Ceases and the Waves Subside!
The blade flashed, the wind stopped, as if it had sliced through the air.
"You're courting death!" Yan Liang roared, his half-step Strong Bone Realm blood energy erupting outwards.
Dark red light shone brightly on its claws, crisscrossing and tearing through the air, like a vicious dragon emerging from its cave, fiercely grabbing at the incoming blade.
He was confident that his powerful blood and qi, combined with the Blood Fiend Claw, were enough to rival those of the Strong Bone Realm.
Clang—!
A piercing metallic tearing sound exploded in the sealed room, sparks flying like fireworks.
The claws snapped together with the blade.
Yan Liang saw that he had grabbed the cold blade, and a sinister smile appeared on his face. His blood and qi surged again, and he wanted to take the blade and defeat his enemy in one fell swoop.
But it wasn't just his idea to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop.
A sharp glint flashed in Jiang Qi's eyes.
[Blood-collecting]!
Sword Intent - [Wind Slash]!
They unleashed two deadly moves right from the start!
The twelve streams of qi and blood within his body instantly collapsed and condensed inward, and in the next instant, they erupted like a volcano that had been suppressed to the extreme.
The cold iron blade, held by Yan Liang's claws, trembled violently, and an incomparably sharp and terrifying force exploded on its edge.
Yan Liang's sinister smile instantly turned into horror.
He felt as if his claws were gripping not a knife, but an enraged dragon!